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CPL

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CPL

Summary

CPL is a programming language[1]. CPL draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #86 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • CPL was influenced by ALGOL 60[3].
  • CPL's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • CPL's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[5].
  • CPL's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[6].
  • CPL's designed by is recorded as Christopher Strachey[7].
  • 1963 marks the founding of CPL[8].
  • CPL's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[9].
  • CPL's programming paradigm is recorded as multi-paradigm programming[10].
  • CPL's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming[11].
  • CPL's programming paradigm is recorded as structured programming[12].
  • CPL's programming paradigm is recorded as functional programming[13].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[4], multi-paradigm programming language[5], and procedural programming language[6].

History and Context

1963 marks the founding of CPL[8].

Why It Matters

CPL draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #86 of 742).[2] CPL has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] CPL is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

CPL has been cited as an influence by BCPL[16], a programming language[17], founded in 1967[18] and COWSEL[19], a programming language[20], founded in 1964[21].

FAQs

Who did CPL influence?

CPL has been cited as an influence by BCPL[16] and COWSEL[19].

Related Entities

ALGOL 60 BCPL Christopher Strachey COWSEL multi-paradigm programming language procedural programming procedural programming language programming language

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  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Designed by → Christopher Strachey
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    Inception → +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z
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